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CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

PDI | April 27, 2022

PDI a global leading enterprise management software provider for the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale industries, has announced new solutions to help customers adapt more quickly to the current ever-changing marketplace. The latest PDI products are designed to boost productivity and profitability throughout the entire supply chain. Moreover, they have been designed irrespective of businesses that need to accelerate green initiatives, simplify fuel pricing decisions, expand consumer acc...

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Argus | August 12, 2021

Energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has acquired Oleochem Analytics, a provider of renewable chemicals market information. Oleochem Analytics produces price assessments, market intelligence, news, and analytics for the global oleochemical and pine chemical markets. With subject matter experts in Europe, the US, Brazil and China — who collectively have decades of market expertise — Oleochem Analytics is the leading information source on high-growth renewab...

MARKET OUTLOOK

Ceresana | March 30, 2021

Automotive coatings do not just look good, they also protect the surface of vehicles against scratches, UV light, rust, fuel splashes, and other hazards. The automotive industry is one of the biggest consumers of coatings. The market research institute Ceresana has examined how the global market for automotive paints and coatings is recovering from the Corona crisis. Despite a massive decline, around 3.4 million tonnes of these high-performance coatings were consumed around the world in 2020. Th...

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

KBC | August 19, 2022

KBC announces the release of a new version of its award-winning Petro-SIM® process simulation software. Version 7.3 now has a more reliable and robust reactor for modeling bio-oils and an emission calculation model for gas turbines and burners. As operators transition to clean energy, they now have access to highly accurate methods to design, monitor, and streamline operations while improving margins. Petro-SIM 7.3 technology lays the foundation for AI-based automated model maintenance, supp...